Japanese dolphin killers at it again, this time more discreetly & daily tour of animal news

The German group Atlantic Blue documented a new, more discreet way to kill dolphin in Taijii

Japanese dolphin killers at it again, this time more discreetly

Japan claimed it had stopped most dolphin slaughter after a documentary film “The Cove” showed fishermen brutally hacking the marine mammals in a bloodied bay in Taijii. But new gory footage shows they just figured out a way to do it without turning the bay red. The stab the dolphin, then stick a stake in the wound to stop the bleeding, then drown the animal. Atlantic Blue

Tiny “pseudoscorpion” found in cave outside Aspen. It’s really poisonous, but from pinchers, not tail. National Geographic

Six World Wildlife Fund volunteers were kidnapped in Manas National Park, a tiger reserve in way eastern India. The armed men captured 20 people, but only kept the six workers, who were counting tigers and elephants. AFP

South African park rangers killed four rhino poachers over the weekend in Kruger National Park, cracking down on those that took 333 rhinoceros last year. Chicago Tribune

Elizabeth Hurley calls her new parrot Ping Pong and the bird calls her mama. Hindustan Times

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